Handle for satchels and the like.



C. KOPF.

HANDLE FOR SATCHELS AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED APR-g0. I915.

Patented Oct. 19, 1915.

19% names Wfimma luv C0-.WASHINGTON. n. c4

7 CHARLES, K021 or N s ra ras Parana orrron EWARK, NEW JERSEY.

HANDLE FoR-sA'rcHELs Ann LIKE.

Specification'of Letters Iatent, I Patented 0913,13, 1915,

Application. filedAAprilflO, 19.15. serialiNo. 22,537

To all whom itmay concern:

Beit known. that 1, CHARLES Kan, aicitie zen: of the United States, residing in the city of Newark, in thecounty of Essex and.

State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements 1n Handles for Satchels andthe like, of which the follow-ingis a full, clear,-and exact. descrip.

tion, such as willenable-others skilledin the art to which it pertains to make, construct, and use the same, reference being hadto thc accompanylngdrawings, and to numeralsof reference marked thereon, forming. a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in handles-for satchels and the like, which are composed of two metallic shells, preferably covered with leather or other similar elastic material, and adapted to be attached to a satchel, bag, or suit case, by means of suitable rings or loops secured to the frame of the bag or suit case.

The object of my invention is to provide a handle, comprising an upper and lower shell united in such a manner, and of such form, as to give a good hold for the hand.'

The upper and 'lower shells are so' con;

structed and arranged that, the weight of the bag is upon both of the shells, which 1 gives rigidity, strength and wearing qualities to the handle, and at the same time, providing a handle havingthe appearance of being made entirely of leather,

Another ob'ect of my lnventi vide a simple, inexpensive and more e fiec tive handle of this character, having certain details of structure, hereinafter more fully described. handles are formed, are stamped or cut from suitable sheet metal, and are of such a shape as to lend themselves readily to manufacture by the use of ordinary tools and dies.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view showing my improved handle applied to a portionof a bag frame Figs. 2, 3 and 4 represent respectively, a plan view, a side elevationand b an under plan view. Figs. 5 and 6 represent respectively, side elevations, partly in section, of theupper and lower-sections of the handle. Fig. 7 represents an enlarged transverse section of the handle on line az-ra of Fig. 1. Fig. 8 represents an enlarged transverse section of the handle taken on lines az-Hn of Fig. 3; and Fig. 9 represents and the hooks of the upper section.

on is to pro- The blanks from: which .the.

eXtendingdownwardly and inwardly, which are; formed on said section during the process of manufacture, and designed to receive the rings or loops 5 of the satchel or bag, as=illustratedin Fig. 8ofthe drawings. The lower section 2 of the body of the handle is preferably curved, as lllustratedin when the upper section is fitted into the lower section, the apertures 6 are in alinement with the hooks 4 of the upperv section, so that a ring or. loop 5 may be passed through the apertures of the lower section The lower section is of a width. sufficient to receive not only the downwardly curved opposite edges of theupper section therebetween, but also the thicknesses of leather covering entendlng into the joint, and thus-re 'tained 1n place.

The ends of the inwardly extending slots or openings 7, to receive the inwardly extending hooks or eyes 4 of the upper section 1 of the body of the handle, so that when the upper section is snapped into the lower section, in order to vunite said parts, thesame will readily be assembled, 1n order to bring the countersunk apertures 6 of the lower section of the body of the handle into alinement with the hooks or eyes i of the upper section. The preferred form of the handle is shown in the accompanying drawings, but other forms 1 and designs may be employed.

WVhile'I may simply inclose the sections with leather, I preferably paste a leather covering upon the lower section, the edges of the leather being turned in between the upper and lower sections, and in likemanner,

The uppersection 1 of the,

lower section of the body 7 of the handle, are preferably providedwith as illustrated in Fig.7 of the drawings, and

terminates at each end in hooks or eyes 4',

I Fig. 7 of the drawings, and provided at each end with countersunk apertures 6, which,

I l past'leflthr to the upher'sctio i Phe .cealed, by the turned leather of th l w r edges ofsaid leather being covered andconsection;

Experience has demonstrated that the or ganization above described isja highly effi-j cie'nt'one, and'I do not wish to be limited and terms of my claims. 7

-1 claim: c x

lLA handle ofthe character described,

comprising an upper section having hooked V ends and a lower section adapted 'to receive said upper section, saidlower, section having apertured-ends, the apertures in the ends of the lower section being injalinement with the l ooksiof the upper section.

2. A-handleof the characterdescribed,

comprising an upper section having "hooked I ends; and a lower section adapted to receive Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, addressing the Commissioner of Patients? said upper section, saidllower section having apertured ends, the apertures 1n the ends; of. thelower: section belng 1n alinement with for the upper and lower sections. c V r 3. A handle ofthejcharacter; described, 0 1 'comprising an uppersectionghavinghooked -V ends, and .a lowersection adapted to receive said upper section,said=lowerysection hav ing apertured ends, theaperturesin the ends section and the hooks of'the upper vsectioni i l. A hand1e ofgthe characterdescribed;

comprising an upper, sheet metalfsection, j

having inturned bends, and a lower sheet f upper.- section. 7

: the hooksogt the upper; 'sectiongla-iid a cov er V of the lower section being inalinement with r the hooks of.the'upper'section and a ring se-x cured in each'end'of the handle, .saidrings passing through the aperturesof the lower:

metal section adapted to; receive "said upper section; Sitld' lower sect on: havingcounter;

' sunk apertured and slotted] ends; 'sai dfap- 2;; ertures -1n the ends of thelower-sectlon being in alinelnent withflthe' inturned ends of the This specification V elm-7th day' QfApril-{l915m fvVit'nessesz .17.

'FREDK. G. FISCHER, l 1 CLIFF RD A; ALLISTQN.

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